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Finish special textile items
Level
3
Credits
6
Purpose
This unit standard is for people in the drycleaning industry. People credited
with this unit standard are able to finish special textile items including
delicate, draped, beaded, knitted, pleated, bulky, leather and suede items.
Subfield
Cleaning and Caretaking
Domain
Drycleaning
Status
Registered
Status date
19 August 1998
Date version published
21 September 2007
Planned review date
31 December 2008
Entry information
Recommended: prior credit for Unit 15198, Finish
trousers and plain skirts on utility press; Unit 15199,
Finish jackets and coats; and Unit 15200, Finish simple
dresses and blouses or demonstrate equivalent
knowledge and skills.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Competenz
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0030
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Evidence must meet the following legislation requirements:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Consumer Information Standards (Care Labelling) Regulations 2000
Consumer Information Standards (Fibre Content Labelling) Regulations 2000
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996
Privacy Act 1993.
2
Company policy refers to documented procedures and guidelines pertaining to
workplace.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Finish special textile items.
Performance criteria
1.1
Orders are prioritised according to company policy.
1.2
Special items are identified.
Range
1.3
fabric composition, fabric construction, fabric finish, garment
construction, size.
Finishing equipment is selected according to product requirements.
Range
as applicable – utility press, ironing table, hot head press, trouser
topper, trouser press, sleeve press, garment former, steam
cabinet, puff irons, hand iron, brushes, formers, pleating tapes,
velvet mitt, press tampers, press cloth, velvet cloth.
1.4
Textile items are prepared for finishing according to garment requirements.
1.5
Finishing equipment is operated to match product requirements and achieve
finish according to company policy.
1.6
Quality checks are performed according to company policy
1.7
Work is placed in production line according to company policy.
1.8
Items are finished at rate per hour according to company policy.
1.9
Documentation is completed according to company policy.
1.10
Safety rules and emergency procedures are identified and applied, according to
company policy.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Competenz info@competenz.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the
content of this unit standard.
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